NOTE THAT THERE IS NO MENTION OF PERSONAL RESPONSE IN THE STANDARD, THEREFORE YOU SHOULD AIM FOR MORE OF AN INPERSONAL, ESSAY TONE. Having said that, you are not being marked on your WRITING (you could potentially present this rather than write it up), so it is your IDEAS and CONNECTIONS that are being assessed. You may, of course, use this research/work as part of your WRITING PORTFOLIO, but you MUST then DO ALL WRITING under SUPERVISED CONDITIONS.
Here are the links to the exemplars at various levels for 'Connections across texts'.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/english/annotated-exemplars/level-2-as91104-b/
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/english/annotated-exemplars/level-2-as91104-a/
Here is the STANDARD:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/ncea-resource/achievements/2012/as91104.pdf
NOTE THAT THERE IS NO MENTION OF PERSONAL RESPONSE IN THE STANDARD, THEREFORE YOU SHOULD AIM FOR MORE OF AN INPERSONAL, ESSAY TONE. Having said that, you are not being marked on your WRITING (you could potentially present this rather than write it up), so it is your IDEAS and CONNECTIONS that are being assessed. You may, of course, use this research/work as part of your WRITING PORTFOLIO, but you MUST then DO ALL WRITING under SUPERVISED CONDITIONS.
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